In response to comments from Helin

python/paddle/v2/dataset/common.py

@@ -32,3 +32,10 @@ def download(url, module_name, md5sum):
             shutil.copyfileobj(r.raw, f)
 
     return filename
+
+
+def dict_add(a_dict, ele):
+    if ele in a_dict:
+        a_dict[ele] += 1
+    else:
+        a_dict[ele] = 1

python/paddle/v2/dataset/imikolov.py

@@ -10,14 +10,8 @@ URL = 'http://www.fit.vutbr.cz/~imikolov/rnnlm/simple-examples.tgz'
 MD5 = '30177ea32e27c525793142b6bf2c8e2d'
 
 
-def add(a_dict, ele):
-    if ele in a_dict:
-        a_dict[ele] += 1
-    else:
-        a_dict[ele] = 1
-
-
 def word_count(f, word_freq=None):
+    add = paddle.v2.dataset.common.dict_add
     if word_freq == None:
         word_freq = {}
 
@@ -45,7 +39,7 @@ def build_dict(train_filename, test_filename):
         dictionary = sorted(word_freq, key=lambda x: (-x[1], x[0]))
         words, _ = list(zip(*dictionary))
         word_idx = dict(zip(words, xrange(len(words))))
-        word_idx['<any>'] = len(words)
+        word_idx['<unk>'] = len(words)
 
     return word_idx
 
@@ -66,13 +60,13 @@ def reader_creator(filename, n):
                     paddle.v2.dataset.imikolov.MD5)) as tf:
             f = tf.extractfile(filename)
 
-            ANY = word_idx['<any>']
+            UNK = word_idx['<unk>']
             for l in f:
                 l = ['<s>'] + l.strip().split() + ['<e>']
                 if len(l) >= n:
-                    l = [word_idx.get(w, ANY) for w in l]
+                    l = [word_idx.get(w, UNK) for w in l]
                     for i in range(n, len(l) + 1):
-                        yield l[i - n:i]
+                        yield tuple(l[i - n:i])
 
     return reader